Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite
operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a
rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an
anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’re the only person on earth
who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don’t hear from
you, you will be childless.” His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is
real: Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone’s Copenhagen bookshop
is burned to the ground, it becomes brutally clear that those responsible will
stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less than the
lost Library of Alexandria.

A cradle of ideas—historical, philosophical, literary,
scientific, and religious—the Library of Alexandria was unparalleled in the
world. But fifteen hundred years ago, it vanished into the mists of myth and
legend—its vast bounty of wisdom coveted ever since by scholars, fortune
hunters, and those who believe its untold secrets hold the key to ultimate power.

Now a cartel of wealthy international moguls, bent on
altering the course of history, is desperate to breach the library’s hallowed
halls—and only Malone possesses the information they need to succeed. At stake
is an explosive ancient document with the potential not only to change the
destiny of the Middle East but to shake the world’s three major religions to
their very foundations.

Pursued by a lethal mercenary, Malone crosses the globe in
search of answers. His quest will lead him to England and Portugal, even to the
highest levels of American government—and the shattering outcome, deep in the
Sinai desert, will have worldwide repercussions.

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Listener Opinions

Maggie | 5/5/2011

" I listened to this story while on a roadtrip... not one of my favorites, but it provided entertainment during a very long trip.All of these "Dan Brown-esk" books tend to blend together after awhile.
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Michelle | 4/1/2011

" ok, but too chasy, no good archelo/mystical stuff
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Babete | 2/4/2011

" Dentro do género da Profecia Romanov, lê-se num instante!
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Mary | 1/17/2011

" Suspensful, lots of twists and turns, love the religous aspects of the story and the way Cotton Malone gets pulled into so many things even though he's "retired." This particular story is made personal to him with lots of high stakes.
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About the Author

Steve Berry is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of a dozen Cotton Malone novels and several stand-alone novels. There are twenty million of his books in print, translated into forty languages. He has received the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award and the 2013 Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers. His novel The Columbus Affair earned him the Anne Frank Human Writes Award. With his wife, Elizabeth, he is the founder of History Matters, which is dedicated to historical preservation, and his historic preservation work merited the 2013 Silver Bullet from International Thriller Writers. He serves as a member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board and was a founding member of International Thriller Writers, formerly serving as its co-president.

About the Narrator

Scott Brick, actor, narrator, and writer, attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks, from thrillers and science fiction to classics and nonfiction. He has recorded more than eight hundred audiobooks and won over fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.

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